Down to earth - Why is it so hard to recycle them?

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3/5 But why is it so hard to recycle them? According to Justine Beauson from @DTU the trick is separating the materials: the glass fiber and plastic. Add to that the fact that the recycling process is very expensive and it becomes even harder to give recycled fibers a second life

Subject

Recycling of wind turbine blades

Period13 Jan 2023

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  • Title3/5 But why is it so hard to recycle them?
    Media name/outletTwitter
    Duration/Length/Size2 min
    Country/TerritoryDenmark
    Date13/01/2023
    Description3/5 But why is it so hard to recycle them? According to Justine Beauson from DTU the trick is separating the materials: the glass fiber and plastic. Add to that the fact that the recycling process is very expensive and it becomes even harder to give recycled fibers a second life
    Producer/AuthorFrance 24
    URLhttps://twitter.com/DownToEarth/status/1613886481583734785?s=20&t=_VrBBlw-ErHMcOino9DDbA
    PersonsValérie Dekimpe, Justine Beauson
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Keywords

  • recycling
  • Wind turbine blades
  • Wind energy
  • composite materials